© IT IS high time President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his administration take decisive action to save the country from going down the precipice. There is ample evidence that as a nation we are moving nowhere, we are stuck in a worsening eco- nomic quagmire and the continued tanking of the economy will certainly lead to…
EDITOR — For a very long time now, local authori- ties have been having a torrid time, battling to deal with the festering problem of garbage collection. Yes, we all agree that it is council’s responsibility to clear garbage from our suburbs but there is a lot that we can also do as residents. [GoogleAd]…
© AN EL Niño-induced drought that has wilted crops across the country and erratic electricity supplies have devastated Zimbabwe’s wheat, forcing government to import hundreds of thousands of tonnes of the grain. The government now expects to import 375 000 tonnes of wheat. The crop that came through the winter has struggled and is patchy…
EDITOR — Everybody should seriously consider getting tested for HIV if they engage in behaviour that puts them at risk of contracting the virus. High-risk behaviour includes having unprotected sex and using intravenous drugs with unsterilised needles. It’s similar to other viruses, such as those that cause colds and the flu, with one important difference…
EDITOR — The continuing and deepening power crisis is not just affecting individuals or residential areas but industries as well that are being forced to go for hours without power, making production almost impossible. According to press reports, Zimbabwe is currently experiencing serious power cuts, in a development that has incapacitated a number of manufacturers,…
© THE debate on the role of traditional chiefs in Zimbabwe’s politics has been reignited by a recent case in which an election watchdog, Election Resource Centre has filed a criminal case with the police against the President of the Chiefs’ Council, Fortune Charumbira after he ignored a High Court order instructing him to retract…
© SINCE being voted into office, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been spending most of his time on overseas travels engaging foreign governments. [GoogleAd] Apart from meeting foreign leaders and stitching business deals, Mnangagwa has also been meeting a very important component; Zimbabweans living abroad. With the economic meltdown in Zimbabwe, those living and working abroad…
© EDITOR — Whether in a democracy, monarchy or knowledge-based autocracy, the mass media is a critical component for national transformation and development. [GoogleAd] The role of the media is mainly to inform, educate and to entertain. The mass media sets the “national agenda”. For example it determines what the majority and general populace will…
© EDITOR — This week, I went to a supermarket to do my groceries and I was shocked at how prices of basic commodities keep going up. [GoogleAd] For example a 2kg packet of mixed chicken portions is now ranging between $60 and $80, a 2-litre concentrate juice from as much as $41 while a…
EDITOR— I become dis- turbed when talking about an education system that uses “standardised tests” as a measure of one’s learning and success. Countries like Finland abolished these tests years ago and they have one of the best education systems in the world. When I was in school, I was known for having the biggest…
